Noella Edelmann

Noella Edelmann is a Senior Researcher at the University for Continuing Education Krems, affiliated with the Center for E-Governance. She holds PhD, MSc, MAS, and BA degrees. Her work focuses on digital governance, e-participation, and co-creation in public services. She leads major projects like the EU-funded 'AI Technologies for Sustainable Public Service Co-Creation' and serves as editor of the JeDEM journal.

She has served as principal investigator for over a dozen projects including 'Studie zur Digitalisierung von Lebenssituationen 2023' (Bund-funded) and 'OurSpace - The Virtual Youth Space' (EU-funded). Her research addresses AI applications in governance, telework practices post-COVID, and ethical dimensions of public sector innovation.

Key publications include frameworks for co-creation phases in digital services, analyses of post-pandemic remote work in public sectors, and studies on sustainable e-participation models. She actively participates in international conferences and contributes to policy design through strategic public participation initiatives.

Her work bridges academic research with practical implementation, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration across EU and national contexts. She has advised on digital strategies for Austrian public administration and co-authored influential policy briefs on co-creation challenges and governance sustainability.